Bullet Bill: Difference between revisions

|image=[[File:Nsmb2bulletbill.png|200px]]<br>A '''Bullet Bill''' from ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]''.

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'''Bullet Bills''' are bullet-like projectiles with menacing looks and arms that appear in the ''[[Mario (series)|Mario]]'' series. They are shot out of [[Bill Blaster]]s, and are usually under Bowser's control, acting as enemies of [[Mario]] since their debut in ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]''. Ever since ''[[Super Mario 64]]'', Bullet Bills have had the ability to home in on Mario, also like a missile. These enemies can be found throughout many of the classic ''Mario'' games and in newer games, where they have increasingly been items, mostly in the [[Mario Kart (series)|''Mario Kart'' series]]. Other games depict them as sentient being with emotions, and some talk in the cartoons.

[[Image:Bullet Bill SM64.png|200px|thumb|right|A Bullet Bill as it appears in ''Super Mario 64''.]]

[[Image:Bulletsunshine.JPG|200px|thumb|left|A Bullet Bill as seen in ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]''.]]

[[Image:BulletBillsmg.PNG|200px|thumb|left|A Bullet Bill as it appeared in ''Super Mario Galaxy''.]]

[[Image:Megaleghead.jpg|thumb|right|A Bullet Bill chases Mario in ''Super Mario Galaxy''.]]

[[Image:CartoonBill.jpg|thumb|right|Three Bullet Bills, from ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'' episode "[[Robo Koopa]]".]]

[[Image:SMRPG_BulletBill.jpg|thumb|100px|left|A Bullet Bill as it appears in ''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars''.]]

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Like with the previous game, Bullet Bills only appear in one level , [[Bowser Jr.'s Flotilla]], in World 6. In this level, there are two Bullet Bill Blasters mounted at the platforms on the airship's exterior. However, unlike previous iterations, they cannot be battled; instead, they fly at Mario and damage him upon contact. They can be defeated by hammering them or jumping on them.

[[Image:BrawlBulletBill.jpg|left|thumb|Bullet Bills in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''.]]

====''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U''====

Bullet Bills have been confirmed to appear in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U]]'' in two capacities: one as a new item in multiplayer mode and another in the 3DS-exclusive mode, Smash Run.

In the games ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'', ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'', ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'', the player can collect Bullet Bills as [[item]]s. After activating the Bullet Bill, the player's entire kart will transform into a giant Bullet Bill, which will automatically rocket down the track on auto-pilot at very high speeds. The Bullet Bill is totally invincible, which allows the player to knock over any items, any course obstacles and any other drivers in the player's way, similarly to the [[Chain Chomp]] from ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]''. Damaged players by the Bullet Bill will also lose items in their possession. It will only last for a limited time, which increases the farther behind the player is in the race, and can only be received by the racers in 6th-8th place in ''Mario Kart DS'' and ''Mario Kart 7'', and 8th-12th place in ''Mario Kart Wii''.

It has been greatly praised due to its ability to rocket the player around the course, knocking any player it comes across without having to steer. However, this item can be a disadvantage at times. For example, when racing on many of the trickier, narrower courses, the Bullet Bill can occasionally steer the player right up to the edge of the track, just before it wears off.  This can often lead to the player falling into an abyss.

A Bullet Bill makes a short appearance in ''[[Mario Strikers Charged]]''. It appears as the [[Skillshot]] of [[Shy Guy]] known as [[Bullet Bill Blast]]. Upon fully charged the [[Soccer Ball|Metal Ball]], Shy Guy summons a Bullet Bill, whom rides on it while holding the ball, going directly to the [[Kritter|Goalkeeper]] to knock him out in a explosion for a score.

[[Image:KabulaBulletBill.png|frame|right|Kabula's Bullet Bill-like missile.]]

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